Considering the statement "He robbed them": - Was he human? Alive? A real person? A fictional character? Were they human? Alive? Real people? Fictional? Robbed in the usual sense of depriving someone(permanently?) of something? Something of monetary value? Robbed face to face? Stole from the property of them? Embezzled from them?

oh, and while we're at it...Is the He who robbed them the same Him who was cheated? Is the He who won the same as the He who robbed? The same as the Him who was cheated? Were the Them who were robbed the same as the They who cheated? When He won, did he win in comparison to Them?

Considering the statement "He robbed them": - Was he human? Yes Alive? yes A real person? No A fictional character? to the extent that the puzzle itself is FMOI, yesWere they human? yes Alive? YesReal people? Fictional? yes, as aboveRobbed in the usual sense of depriving someone(permanently?) of something? yes, but not permanentlySomething of monetary value? NoRobbed face to face? NoStole from the property of them? NoEmbezzled from them? nooh, and while we're at it... and why not!Is the He who robbed them the same Him who was cheated? YesIs the He who won the same as the He who robbed? YesThe same as the Him who was cheated? YesWere the Them who were robbed the same as the They who cheated? YesWhen He won, did he win in comparison to Them? yes

So, he robbed them meaning he took something of theirs without their consent, correct? Without their knowlege? Was what he stole from them something he thought was valuabe at the time of the robbery? Something tangible, i.e. an object or objects? Was their cheating of him a method by which they got back what had been robbed from them? If so, was this a premeditated attempt to get back what was stolen? Or was the cheating a separate act of revenge for the robbery? Did they cheat him by offering something of no value when he was robbing them? extreme long shot ahead...Trading Places relevant?

So, he robbed them meaning he took something of theirs without their consent, correct? YopeWithout their knowlege? NoWas what he stole from them something he thought was valuabe at the time of the robbery? yesSomething tangible, i.e. an object or objects? NoWas their cheating of him a method by which they got back what had been robbed from them? YesIf so, was this a premeditated attempt to get back what was stolen? YesOr was the cheating a separate act of revenge for the robbery? Did they cheat him by offering something of no value when he was robbing them? Noextreme long shot ahead... Trading Places relevant? heh heh, not relevant in this case but I'm sure it would make a good puzzle someday!

Is it relevant that they knew him? Were they colleagues? Friends? Was he able to rob them because they knew him? Could the phrase 'he robbed them' be replaced by 'he stole it from them'? Or 'he stole these things from them'?

Is it relevant that they knew him? Yes Were they colleagues? Noish Friends? no Was he able to rob them because they knew him? yesCould the phrase 'he robbed them' be replaced by 'he stole it from them'? yope Or 'he stole these things from them'? no